"Jesus" crucifies the Red Sox
December 22, 2005 ~ 1:36 p.m.
It's official: It now sucks to be a Red Sox fan all over again
OK, in the end, maybe Johnny Damon was just a traitor waiting in the wings to break our hearts.
Or the Red Sox are just doing everything in their power to ensure that they'll go another eighty-six years before winning another World Series championship title.
On Tuesday, the New York Yankees agreed to a $52 million, four-year contract for the All-Star center fielder. This ranks right up there with ... Babe Ruth, wouldn't you just know it. In terms of the ultimate betrayal, it certainly does.
Sports talk-show host Glen Ordway (of WEEI's "The Big Show") said, "I don't think the Red Sox thought the Yankees were serious about this. It was a card game. It was a poker match and they thought the Yankees were bluffing them."
Well, I guess we can now think again. But is it really a surprise? Damon hinted during the summer that he could cut his hair if he was to join Steinbrenner's goon squad. But instead of a fresh-faced lad sweating it out for honest clubs like the Kansas City Royals or the Oakland Athletics, he'll just be a Caveman in Pinstripes. Even Jesus, it seems, sells out in the end.
Like Alex Rodriguez, Damon has proven himself the ultimate baseball whore. I need 52 million dollars damnit, so I'll kiss Steinbrenner's ass to get it. Enjoy your blood money, Johnny. But I can honestly hope that they'll be no more victory cigars in your future.
As for the Red Sox, they are left with, as The Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy wrote:
"no center fielder, no shortstop, and no first baseman, to go along with no Theo Epstein and no clue."
Aye to all that. The misery isn't even over yet. Manny Ramirez will likely be gone before opening day as he is uncomfortable in Boston and wants to play for a West Coast team. The Dodgers might relieve us of him. Some "relief."
I don't blame Manny, though. He's not a slave to the Red Sox. If he's uncomfortable here after four years, then fine. Goodbye, good luck, no hard feelings.
As for Johnny Damon? Welcome, folks, to the era of the Curse of the Caveman.
� M.E.M.
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